twig blight

noun

Plant Pathology.

1. blight affecting the twigs of a plant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of twig blight¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

The few surviving Asiatic chestnut seedlings were sickly looking, multi-stemmed, misshapen trees, heavily infected with twig blight and chestnut blight, and severely damaged by winter injury.

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The twig blight form of this disease is also prevalent in various states.

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The percentages given below refer to fruit rot and do not include blossom or twig blight.

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